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Blaise Pascal University
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Clermont-Ferrand, France
Quick Facts
Course Offerings
Accommodations
Application Materials
For more Information:
http://www.univ-bpclermont.fr
About:
Blaise Pascal University is situated in Clermont-Ferrant, France and has satellite locations in Auvergne
(Vichy, Moulin, Montlucon and Aubiere). Founded in 1864, the university is named after the
mathematician Blaise Pascale, born in Clermont-Ferrant, three year after. There are more than 14,000
students with more than 2000 of these students being exchange students. More than 200 degrees and
programs are offered at Blaise Pascal University. The University employs more than 950 professors and
researchers. Blaise Pascal University provides an ideal context to the students who want to study in one
of their primary training and research area, i.e. sciences and technology; literature, languages and arts;
human and social sciences; physical and sports activities sciences and techniques.
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Established in 1864
The University has the name of the French
mathematician Pascal Blaise, born in 1623 in
Clermont-Ferrant
More than 2,000 exchange students
Major training and research area: sciences and
technology - literature, languages and arts –
human and social sciences – physical and
sports activities sciences and techniques
Motto: “an open mind”
Schools and Departments:
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5 Colleges (UFR – Unités de formation et de
recherché)
o Applied languages, trade and
communication
o Languages and Humanities
o Psychology, social sciences and
education
o Physical and sports activity sciences
and techniques
o Science and Technology
Estimated Costs:
EURO 1= USD 1.3252 (02/2012)
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Accommodation = €140/month in the
residence halls; €400/month for a one
room apartment
Annual cost of a TV license = €121
Course Offerings
1. Academic Bachelors Degree courses (http://www.univ-bpclermont.fr/article825.html)
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Human and social sciences
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Literature, languages, arts
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European and International Studies: Franco-German Studies
European and International Studies: Franco-Italian Studies
Foreign Languages, Literature and Civilizations: German Studies
Foreign Languages, Literature and Civilizations: English Studies
Foreign Languages, Literature and Civilizations: Spanish Studies
Foreign Languages, Literature and Civilizations: Italian Studies
Foreign Languages, Literature and Civilizations: Portuguese Studies
Foreign Languages, Literature and Civilizations: Russian Studies
Modern Literature
Classics
Philosophy
Sciences of Language
Applied Foreign Languages: English/German; English/Arabic; English/Chinese;
English/Spanish; English/Italian; English/Portuguese; English/Russian
Science, technology, health
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Culture and Heritage: Publishing and Multimedia; Tourism
Geography
History
Art History
International Business: International Selling & Purchasing; Technical Sales; Fair Trade
Communication: Corporate Communication; Multimedia Production; Communication
and Solidarity
Psychology: Social work; Education and Training; Work Organisation; Health
Biology: Courses: Genetics and Bio-analysis; Animal, Plant and Microbial Physiology;
Organisms, Populations and Ecosystems of Life and Earth.
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics
Socials Sciences and Applied Mathematics
Physics and Engineering
Physics and Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Sport science
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Mobility Education
Athletic Training
Sport Management
Adapted Physical Activities and Health
2. Vocational Bachelor degree courses
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Human and social sciences
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Socio-economic Mediation
Communication and Multimedia Sales Representative
Local Journalism
Strategic Information and Market Action
Business in Rural Territories
Marketing appliqué aux transactions des industries et services
Literature, languages and Arts
Management and Retrieval Systems for Document Resources
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Science, technology, health
o Sustainable Management of Agricultural Resources
o Organic Agriculture
o Industrial Engineering
o Electrical Engineering
o Management of Meat Processing Factories
o Analytical Chemistry and Environment
o Material Analysis by Multi-scale, Non-destructive Control
o Simultaneous Engineering of Digital Design of Industrial Products by apprenticeship
o Process of Digital Manufacture by apprenticeship
o Methods and Tools for Company Integration
o Automatisms, Industrial Networks, Vision and Ergonomics
o Integration of Automated Systems and Power Conversion
o Climate Engineering
o Energy and Environment Control
o Quality Production Control by apprenticeship
o Information Technology, Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of the Supply Chain
by apprenticeship
o Mechanical Engineering
o Development of Industrial Creativity
o Metallurgy, Structuring, Welding
o Objects Technologies and Services for Data Processing Projects
o Audiovisual production and Sound Design
Sport science
Sport tourism
Accommodations (http://www.univ-bpclermont.fr/article861.html)
Blaise Pascal University has 100 rooms at its disposal for international students in the residence halls.
These rooms are small and simple but are perfectly suited to the everyday needs of student life. Each
has a single bed, table, chair, cupboard and washbasin. Toilets, showers and a kitchenette are available
for communal use on each floor. Sheets and blankets are available. It is forbidden to cook in the rooms
themselves. Each residence hall includes a restaurant or a cafeteria where meals at very low prices can
be found.
Priority for booking and occupation of these 100 rooms is given, following proposal by the International
Relations Office alone, to students coming from the most distant places, in the context of SOCRATES and
official bilateral University agreements.
Monthly rent amounting to €135 must be paid by the 1st September regardless of your date of arrival
during the first semester. In addition, a deposit of €140 must be paid on arrival. You must also provide a
certificate proving insurance for all risks arising from tenant status (fire, water damage, theft…).
Any request for booking commits you to payment of the monthly rent for the room:
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for a period of 10 months, from 1st September to 30th June, if you intend to study abroad for the
academic year
for a period of 5 months, from 1st September to 31st January, or from 1st February to 30th June, if
you intend to study abroad for a semester.
The student must read carefully the commitment mentioned in the interior regulation signed with the
CROUS and has to conform to it throughout his stay. Students cannot terminate contracts of 10 or 5
months’ duration.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
Fun Facts about Clermont-Ferrant
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Clermont-Ferrand sits on the plain of Limagne in the Massif Central and is surrounded by a
major industrial area. The city is famous for the chain of volcanoes, the Chaîne des Puys which
surround it.
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Clermont-Ferrand was the home of mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal who tested
Evangelista Torricelli's hypothesis concerning the influence of gas pressure on liquid equilibrium.
This is the experiment where a vacuum is created in a mercury tube. Pascal's experiment had his
brother-in-law carry a barometer to the top of the Puy-de-Dôme.
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A racing circuit, the Charade Circuit, close to the city, using closed-off public roads held the
French Grand Prix in 1965, 1969, 1970 and 1972. It was a daunting circuit with such harsh
elevation changes that caused some drivers to be ill as they drove. Winners included Jim Clark,
Jackie Stewart (twice), and Jochen Rindt.
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Michelin, with its "bibendum", was born in Clermont-Ferrand. There used to be special schools,
nurseries, hospitals, stadiums and shops for the employees of Michelin, and some still exist. The
descendants of the founders still live here, and the head office of Michelin is in ClermontFerrand.
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